About Us

World Hum was started in May 2001 with $35 and one goal: To publish the best travel stories on the Internet.

Countless travel publications and websites tell you where to go, where to stay, what to do. At World Hum, we focus not only on destinations but on the journey, on travel in the broadest sense of the word. We explore how travel changes us, how it changes the way we see the world and how travel itself changes the world.

Who are we? We’re storytellers of all kinds, from world renownauthors and adventure photographers to videographers and bloggers on the backpacker circuit. What all of our contributors share is a passion for travel—and a talent for telling great travel stories.

Over the years, stories from World Hum have been honored with awards, including Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, and have been included in countless travel anthologies, including regular appearances in The Best American Travel Writing.

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“The essays on World Hum are beautifully written. But better than that, each bears the specific stamp of the traveler, quirky, curious and very human.” - Newsweek International

“The people behind worldhum.com ... offer a refreshing take on going abroad.” - Times of London

“A good example of a travel site working as a global information network.” - BBC World

“[T]his evocative site offers original dispatches and an extensive list of well-chosen links.” - USA Today

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“Poignant, informative and entertaining ... With all the swill that passes itself off as travel literature on the Web these days, it’s a nice change of pace to discover a site that truly grants readers a little vicarious adventure.” - Toronto Globe and Mail